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around military etltabllehmenu, prln·
cipal liberty pointe for troops, and
Industrial centers having military 81g·
nlftcance. On tblll program 369 mile.
of hand ditches were cut, 6.1 miles of
canals excavued by heavy machinery,
and 20.7 miles of ditches blasted with
dynamite.
The discovery of DOT provided an·
other method for combatting malaria.
In 1945, 4.603 homee In malarious !IeC'
tlons were s prayed with DDT. In 1946,
this number WIS Increased to 40,683.
The ex])snslon of this program COil'
Pond Construction-
During recent years, pond building
on a large aealf! hlUl been underway
in North Carolina. This Is largely due
to promotional efforts on the part of
governmental agricultu ral agencies.
In order to prevent the creation of
the type of -pond. which mllht Invite
malaria mo.qulto hreedlng (ponds
(Ontainln&" constant water Il!1'el, drift,
tloatale, or vegetation) , a Telt\llatlon
WIUI adopted requlrln&" the pJ"08peetlve
pond·bullder to secure a permit from
Ihe N. C. State Board of Health. Thl.
law concerns any body of water form·
ed by the const ruction or ncavation
of a blUlln or the obstruction of a
. tream flow In luch a mlnner a. to
caUIe t he COllection Of a body of water
wblch would nol have formed under
naturat condltlonlJ. Pond. coverlu&"
te81 than ~ of an acre are not Includ­ed
In thl, regulation.
Before a perllOn can obtain a permit
to Impound water , he must submit an
application to hi. local health depart.
ment on a fo rm provided for that pur.
pole. Thl. a pplication provJd!!l for a
description of the pond and Inciudetl
an agreement for complying with the
regulation. The local bealth depart­ment,
u pon t he receipt of the appllca.
tion, Inspectll the alte of the propoeed
pond. It the s ite 18 found to be 8Itls­factory,
the applicant 18 liven a Cou.
"ructlou Permit by the local health
department which enUtJ!!I him to build
• pood but doee not authorize III im­poundment.
After construction I,
IInued and In 1947,58,091 homes were
aprayed; In 1948, 81,669 were aprayed.
Arter that a reduction took place each
year In the number of homu eprayed.
In 1952, there were 38,207 homes and
In 1953, 36,541. Afterward this type of
conlrol waa dlacontlnued.
The reduction In malaria ShOWD In
the preceding statl,tlcs Is generally
considered to be the r!!lult of thesf!
control measures, tOlether with better
medical care of the -population and 1m·
proved econom ic conditions.
(Ompleted, a repreaentative of the local
health department makes another In­spection.
If the construction Is found
to conform with requirements, a writ­len
re(:ommendation I, Bent to the
State Board of Health to luue an Im­pounding
Penult. Upon the receipt of
auch a recommendation from the local
health department, the North Carolina
Sta te Board of HeaUh l88uea the 1m·
pounding Permit. This permit can ~
revoked tn the future It the pond I,
not satisfactorily maintained.
In 1957, 1.597 applications were r e­ceived
and 1,535 Impounding Perm III
Iranted. In 1958, 804 applications
were received and 691 Impoundlnl
Permlta granted. Some -ponda for
Which applications were made will
nl!1"er be built; lOme ha\'e not heen
completed; othen were not tlnlshed In
accordance with the requirements. At
thl. time, there are n,350 new ponds
ou record. Applications for ponds that
have already been built or are now
being constructed show that they ha\'e
an "tlmated area almost aJI &"reat as
that whleh wa, eliminated by the
drainage mentioned above.
It the present rate of construction
continuea, In a few yeal'1l new poten·
tlal malaria mosquito-breed In &" lu r·
facea may equal In areR or s urpan
that which waa destroyed on the
drainage prolram. This I. a altuatlon
to ~ vlelll'ed with alarm. The extent
and scattered location of ·these ponda
preclude the poIslblllty ot their being

around military etltabllehmenu, prln·
cipal liberty pointe for troops, and
Industrial centers having military 81g·
nlftcance. On tblll program 369 mile.
of hand ditches were cut, 6.1 miles of
canals excavued by heavy machinery,
and 20.7 miles of ditches blasted with
dynamite.
The discovery of DOT provided an·
other method for combatting malaria.
In 1945, 4.603 homee In malarious !IeC'
tlons were s prayed with DDT. In 1946,
this number WIS Increased to 40,683.
The ex])snslon of this program COil'
Pond Construction-
During recent years, pond building
on a large aealf! hlUl been underway
in North Carolina. This Is largely due
to promotional efforts on the part of
governmental agricultu ral agencies.
In order to prevent the creation of
the type of -pond. which mllht Invite
malaria mo.qulto hreedlng (ponds
(Ontainln&" constant water Il!1'el, drift,
tloatale, or vegetation) , a Telt\llatlon
WIUI adopted requlrln&" the pJ"08peetlve
pond·bullder to secure a permit from
Ihe N. C. State Board of Health. Thl.
law concerns any body of water form·
ed by the const ruction or ncavation
of a blUlln or the obstruction of a
. tream flow In luch a mlnner a. to
caUIe t he COllection Of a body of water
wblch would nol have formed under
naturat condltlonlJ. Pond. coverlu&"
te81 than ~ of an acre are not Includ­ed
In thl, regulation.
Before a perllOn can obtain a permit
to Impound water , he must submit an
application to hi. local health depart.
ment on a fo rm provided for that pur.
pole. Thl. a pplication provJd!!l for a
description of the pond and Inciudetl
an agreement for complying with the
regulation. The local bealth depart­ment,
u pon t he receipt of the appllca.
tion, Inspectll the alte of the propoeed
pond. It the s ite 18 found to be 8Itls­factory,
the applicant 18 liven a Cou.
"ructlou Permit by the local health
department which enUtJ!!I him to build
• pood but doee not authorize III im­poundment.
After construction I,
IInued and In 1947,58,091 homes were
aprayed; In 1948, 81,669 were aprayed.
Arter that a reduction took place each
year In the number of homu eprayed.
In 1952, there were 38,207 homes and
In 1953, 36,541. Afterward this type of
conlrol waa dlacontlnued.
The reduction In malaria ShOWD In
the preceding statl,tlcs Is generally
considered to be the r!!lult of thesf!
control measures, tOlether with better
medical care of the -population and 1m·
proved econom ic conditions.
(Ompleted, a repreaentative of the local
health department makes another In­spection.
If the construction Is found
to conform with requirements, a writ­len
re(:ommendation I, Bent to the
State Board of Health to luue an Im­pounding
Penult. Upon the receipt of
auch a recommendation from the local
health department, the North Carolina
Sta te Board of HeaUh l88uea the 1m·
pounding Permit. This permit can ~
revoked tn the future It the pond I,
not satisfactorily maintained.
In 1957, 1.597 applications were r e­ceived
and 1,535 Impounding Perm III
Iranted. In 1958, 804 applications
were received and 691 Impoundlnl
Permlta granted. Some -ponda for
Which applications were made will
nl!1"er be built; lOme ha\'e not heen
completed; othen were not tlnlshed In
accordance with the requirements. At
thl. time, there are n,350 new ponds
ou record. Applications for ponds that
have already been built or are now
being constructed show that they ha\'e
an "tlmated area almost aJI &"reat as
that whleh wa, eliminated by the
drainage mentioned above.
It the present rate of construction
continuea, In a few yeal'1l new poten·
tlal malaria mosquito-breed In &" lu r·
facea may equal In areR or s urpan
that which waa destroyed on the
drainage prolram. This I. a altuatlon
to ~ vlelll'ed with alarm. The extent
and scattered location of ·these ponda
preclude the poIslblllty ot their being